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Write a Review link for that item. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Classic Cartoon (Neca)In the midst of all sorts of unique designs and characters, some of which are getting figures for the first time, NECA has gone back and updated a few familiar faces in the TMNT world, cartoon specifically. First they improved the turtles themselves, then they redid April, a character who much needed an upgrade, and most recently, Slash. The first toon Slash they did, coming packed with Leatherhead, was fine, but still rather flawed looking back on him. Now Slash is back by himself, and he's much easier to get ahold of this time around. We're now at "volume 18" of the toon Ultimates, and they continue to draw inspiration from the old FHE video tapes for box design. Slash's is a bit more unique, depicting him holding his old pet bowl, but with a shrunken Bebop and Rocksteady on the inside, and Shredder and Krang watching from outside a pet store. The back gives us a cute illustration of our monstrous mutant riding a little tricycle, alongside shots of the figure. The graphics were done by Tim Lattie and Aaron Hazouri, and you can clearly see the latter's style in this artwork. The main problem with the first toon Slash was that he used the same base body as the regular turtles, resulting in him being too slender. The new Slash is much bulkier, and unsurprisingly, uses the same base body as his Archie counterpart (as well as toon Tokka). Paul Harding sculpted both that body and all the new bits here, such as the shell, shoulder pads, wristbands, hands, and belt. He looks much closer to his animated design than before, and hey, the carapace is show-accurate! No more reusing his Turtles in Time figure's parts here. The paint is very clean for a toon figure, with plenty of bold colors and ink lines, with no noticeable bleed and fuzziness. The colors are also lighter than before, giving him a better look. The larger body meant Slash's head had to be redone to fit on it, and the bigger size and width makes it look much nicer. He's not as intimidating as most of his other designs, but you have to admit that metal eye mask and solid yellow left eye makes him look cool. The main portrait is quite disgruntled, but his alternate head gives him a goofy, happier expression with his tongue sticking out. I noticed the wart placement on the lower half of the head is different between both portraits, owing to the show's inconsistent designs (a product of late 80s ink-and-paint cartoons). Even with the lighter colors, the skin still has cel shading, which is quite a surprise to me as a couple recent figures have lacked it. The shading is pretty light though, and you may not know it's there unless in proper lighting. This is the third time this body's been used, and the articulation remains unchanged on it. Slash has a barbell head and midsection, swivel/hinge shoulders, wrists, and ankles, ball-jointed hips, double-hinged elbows and knees, and swivel biceps and thighs. None of the joints are overly tight, and move smoothly, though the hips are a little loose. Not so loose that they can't hold a pose, but when you move him around in-hand you'll notice it. The one thing missing from the original Slash is a neck joint, but given how short the neck is here, it's pretty obvious they couldn't give him one here. At least he has double-jointed elbows now. In the accessory department, Slash now has interchangeable hands, unlike his first version which only had gripping hands. This one has a pair of fists by default, along sets of vertically-hinged standard and trigger-finger grips. The hands swap with no issues, but a set of lateral-hinged grips or grasping hands would've been nice. Like before, he has his backpack, and it fits on with little difficultly, but I'd recommended popping off the head first before putting it on, lest you risk needing to reglue the strap. He also has his pre-mutated form, now much smaller than before, and his palm tree "Binky," which can plug into a little bowl for the tiny turtle. There's also some more tech from “Donatello Trashes Slash," including his shield projector (the missile-like thing), the anti-gravitational beam gun, and his huge freeze ray. He can grip the weapons easily, and throwing in the two-pack release's arsenal will give him more display options. This Slash is quite the improvement from before, thanks to the chunkier body, better show-accuracy, and some new and redone accessories thanks to Tony Cipriano. I can see him taking the spot of his thinner predecessor on many a shelf, and again, the easier availability is a plus. With a redone Shredder on the way as well, it has me hoping NECA goes back to other characters and gives them new releases. Splinter, Leatherhead, and Rat King could definitely use this treatment. - 8/30/24   by RMaster007 |
| Psycho |  | Submission Order |  | Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye |
| Casey Jones (Business Suit) & Foot Soldier (Split) | | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Classic Cartoon Series | | Vacation Bebop / Vacation Rocksteady |
| Psycho | | Written by RMaster007 | | Target Optimus Prime and Autobot Bullseye |
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